History of the First Twelve Years of the Reign of Mai Idris Alooma of Bornu (1571-1583): By his Imam (Routledge Revivals) - Softcover

Fartua, Ahmed Ibn

 
9780367134914: History of the First Twelve Years of the Reign of Mai Idris Alooma of Bornu (1571-1583): By his Imam (Routledge Revivals)
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ISBN 10: 0367134918 ISBN 13: 9780367134914
Publisher: Routledge, 2020

Synopsis

Originally published in 1970, this book is a reprint of one of the most important early documents regarding the early history and tradition of African states. The scholarly interest of Henry Richmond Palmer, one of the early administrative officers of Nigeria, has preserved for the African historian with this translation of an Arabic manuscript, a unique picture not only of the activitites of a great sixteenth-century warrior and king, but also of the whole life and movement of the Bornu.

As well as a description of Mai Idris, his pilgrimages and moral influence, his administration, expansionist activities, military strategy and successes, and the spread of Islam, the work gives an important insight into the thought and life of an African Muslim and his community.

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H. R Palmer, Ibn Ahmed Fartua

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0367134918
ISBN 13 
9780367134914
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
134

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